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" couldn’t stand to look at. In time, God graciously gave Rachel a son. Don’t miss the kindness of God’s act of grace here. God wasn’t responding to her pure heart or holy desires. He blessed her despite her unbelief. Then, although she was temporarily filled with joy at his birth, she still wasn’t content. Her heart was revealed by her naming of him, “May the LORD give me another son” (Gen. 30:24). Rachel wasn’t satisfied with the blessing that God had given her in Joseph. She wanted more. And that, dear friends, is always and ever the outcome of idolatry: it always ends in dissatisfaction. "

Elyse M. Fitzpatrick , Idols of the Heart: Learning to Long for God Alone


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Elyse M. Fitzpatrick quote : couldn’t stand to look at. In time, God graciously gave Rachel a son. Don’t miss the kindness of God’s act of grace here. God wasn’t responding to her pure heart or holy desires. He blessed her despite her unbelief. Then, although she was temporarily filled with joy at his birth, she still wasn’t content. Her heart was revealed by her naming of him, “May the LORD give me another son” (Gen. 30:24). Rachel wasn’t satisfied with the blessing that God had given her in Joseph. She wanted more. And that, dear friends, is always and ever the outcome of idolatry: it always ends in dissatisfaction.